South Korea says North Korea has launched a long-range rocket. South Korea’s military says in a statement the launch involved what the North called “a space launch vehicle.”
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Thursday that North Korea has launched a long-range rocket.
South Korea’s military said in a statement that the launch involved what the North called “a space launch vehicle.” It gave no further details. But it is likely be the North’s second attempt to put a spy satellite into space. Earlier this week, Japanese officials said North Korea told it that the North plans to launch a satellite in the coming days.
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